Drexel University

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for functional recovery in individuals with hereditary spastic paraplegia: Protocol for a pilot clinical trial

Background Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive lower-extremity spasticity, weakness, and gait impairment resulting from corticospinal tract degeneration. With no disease-modifying therapies available, novel...

The 11th International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM11) and the 10th International Workshop on Plasmas for Cancer Treatment (IWPCT10)

The 11th International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM11), held jointly with the 10th International Workshop on Plasmas for Cancer Treatment (IWPCT10), took place from 31 May to 5 June 2026 in Gifu, Japan. The meeting brought together 225 scientists from 23 countries across f...

Patterns of Orofacial Cleft Phenotypes and Their Associated Sequelae: A 3-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in West Africa

Objective To determine the demographic distribution, anatomical patterns and associated complications of orofacial clefts (OFCs) at a major tertiary referral centre in Ghana. Design A retrospective cross-sectional review of patient records. Setting The Cleft Centre of the Oral an...

On the convergence of trajectory statistical solutions

Abstract In this work, a recently introduced general framework for trajectory statistical solutions is considered, and the question of convergence of families of such solutions is addressed. Conditions for the convergence are given which rely on natural assumptions related to a p...

A narrative review of oral manifestations, genotype–phenotype links, and management in pachyonychia congenita

Objective of study Pachyonychia Congenita (PC) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by mutations in keratin genes (KRT6A, KRT6B, KRT6C, KRT16, KRT17). Oral manifestations are seen in more than half of patients, most often as leukokeratosis, natal teeth, or laryngeal...

Risk of New-onset Mood Disorders following Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Large-scale Retrospective Cohort Study Across Severity and Variants

Abstract Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been linked to an increase in long-term psychiatric complications, including mood disorders, with previous research suggesting systemic inflammation, neuroinvasion, and psychosocial factors as potential cau...

Preoperative Antibiotic Administration Before Distal Radius Fracture ORIF and Postoperative Outcomes: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

Purpose Surgical site infections following certain hand surgery procedures are inherently low; however, the utility of prophylactic antibiotics in such scenarios remains a point of controversy. This study aimed to evaluate postoperative infection rates among patients who were pre...

Cold Dissection in Hostile Surgical Fields Using a Non-energized Electrocautery Blade Tip: A Novel Technique

Abstract Background: Hostile surgical fields are irradiated, infected, or previously operated regions, characterized by fibrosis, loss of normal anatomical planes, and reduced tissue resilience. In such settings, critical structures may lie immediately beneath adherent or necroti...

Equality-Constrained Neural Networks for Environmental Process Modeling: Application to Ozone Inactivation of Cryptosporidium

Abstract Environmental engineering process models often combine governing mass balance relationships with rate expressions whose dependence on environmental conditions is incompletely understood. We present a mechanistically constrained machine-learning framework in which a feedf...

Changing role of tenure in academic medicine: a national survey of faculty affairs deans

Background Tenure has traditionally signified academic freedom, job security and scholarly independence at US medical schools, yet the proportion of faculty in tenure-track positions has declined markedly in recent decades. Methods To assess tenure’s contemporary relevance, parti...

Exploring the Potential of Parent Report for Autism/Developmental Screening at the 18-Month Visit

PURPOSE: To develop optimal algorithms of parent-administered items to improve the detection of autism and other developmental disorders at the 18-month visit. METHODS: at scheduled 18-month pediatric visits via an online system. Ninety-six children with positive screens and 314...

Obesity Disparities in California Vary by School Ethnic Segregation and School Neighbourhood Income

ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how ethnic disparities in childhood obesity differ across combinations of school ethnic composition and school neighbourhood income in California, to identify the contexts in which disparities are greatest. Prior studies have been unable to...

Impact of SGA, AGA, and LGA birthweight subclassification on NICU mortality risk identification: a cohort study

Abstract Objective To assess whether subdividing small (SGA, <10th), appropriate (AGA, 10th–90th), and large (LGA, >90th percentile) for gestational age (GA) birthweight classifications improves mortality risk estimation among preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NIC...

Optical microscopy predictions of focal recurrence in glioblastoma

A hallmark of glioblastoma (GBM) is disease recurrence that occurs in all patients despite resection, radiation, and chemotherapy. A critical challenge in GBM treatment is the management of recurrent disease for which no standard of care exists. Predicting the location of GBM rec...

SN 2024iss: A Multiwavelength Exposé of a Type IIb Supernova with an Early-time Ultraviolet Spectrum and Shock-breakout Constraints

Abstract We present multiwavelength observations and analysis of SN 2024iss, a Type IIb supernova (SN IIb) located at ∼14 Mpc. The first Zwicky Transient Facility detection of SN 2024iss is ∼40 minutes after first light (one of the earliest detections of a SN IIb to date) and a H...

A retrospective claims analysis of the association between residential greenness and per capita healthcare costs among fee-for-service Medicare patients

Abstract Nature amenities in everyday environments have been shown to improve health, which may translate to healthcare cost savings. We examined the association between residential greenness (mean NDVI measured at the census tract level) and healthcare costs in a longitudinal (2...

Symmetric Schur-Class Functions on the Bidisk and Schur-Class Functions on the Symmetrized Bidisk

Abstract We present some thoughts on the relation between symmetric Schur-class functions on the bidisk and Schur-class functions on the symmetrized bidisk. Among other things, use of this relation leads to a finite dimensional realization result for rational matrix functions in...

Cognitive behavioral therapy with justice-involved individuals in the community: strengths, limitations, and next steps

Purpose Three decades of research have underscored the important role of rehabilitative interventions for justice-involved individuals, aiming to increase public safety, reduce recidivism and support community reintegration. Much of this research has focused on incarcerated indiv...

Five-Year Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy With Choroid Plexus Cauterization Versus Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting in Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in a Low-Income Setting

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For over 2 decades, an emerging body of data has established endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) as a viable option in the treatment of postinfectious hydrocephalus (PIH) in low-resource settings with similar out...

An analysis of the combined effects of advanced information technologies and enterprise risk management on organizational performance

Purpose This study aims to investigate the combined effects of advanced information technologies that include data analytics, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and the Internet of Things (IoT) and enterprise risk management (ERM) on organizational performance, with a specific fo...